WELL · 42-227-34447 · DISTRICT 8
Sterling Cattle Company #1501
Howard County · Vincent SE. (Strawn) field · Vertical
Sterling Cattle Company #1501 (API 42-227-34447) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 21, 1998, last operated by Mdc Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 1989, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Trend Exploration Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Mdc Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pennsylvanian, Atoka, Mississippian, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 11.9K barrels of oil and 97.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1999. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trend Exploration Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 2022 · 7 permits on file · (432) 620-0909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MDC Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | MDC Operating, Inc.through Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Trend Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 12, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 1990
- completed
- 11.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 97.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 21, 1998
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Cattle Company O-10-32111 | Vincent, SE. (Strawn) | MDC Operating, Inc. | 3 | 11.9K | 97.8K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1999 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Trend Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2MDC Operating, Inc.Sep 1998 → Sep 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360278-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company, Inc. | Jun 12, 1989 | Jun 12, 1989 | Jun 20, 1989 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32111 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,650 | -5,370 |
| Atoka | 7,900 | -5,620 |
| MississippianMISS | 8,070 | -5,790 |
| Woodford | 8,320 | -6,040 |
| Ellenburger | 8,380 | -6,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,779 | 2,789 | Perforated |
| 3,133 | 3,263 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 368 | 17.5 | 395 S |
| 8.625 | 2,400 | 11.25 | 387 S |
| 4.5 | 3,300 | 7.875 | 325 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 11, 1990 | Mar 16, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1990 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-227-34447 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34447 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 179K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.84M
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000070971 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 7, 1999 | 1,000 | 1,350 | 2,779–3,290 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 179,093 · prior 12 363,864(-51%)
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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